Small nucleolar RNA SNORD31

Small nucleolar RNA SNORD31
RF00089.jpg
Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of SNORD31
Identifiers
Symbol SNORD31
Alt. Symbols U31
Rfam RF00089
Other data
RNA type Gene; snRNA; snoRNA; CD-box
Domain(s) Eukaryota
GO 0006396 0005730
SO 0000593

Small nucleolar RNA SNORD31 (U31) is a member of the C/D class of snoRNA which contain the C (UGAUGA) and D (CUGA) box motifs. U31 is encoded within the U22 snoRNA host gene (UHG) in mammals[1] and is thought to act as a 2'-O-ribose methylation guide for ribosomal RNA.[2]

References

  1. ^ Tycowski, KT; Shu MD, Steitz JA (1996). "A mammalian gene with introns instead of exons generating stable RNA products". Nature 379 (6564): 464–466. doi:10.1038/379464a0. PMID 8559254. 
  2. ^ Tycowski, KT; Smith CM, Shu MD, Steitz JA (1996). "A small nucleolar RNA requirement for site-specific ribose methylation of rRNA in Xenopus". Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93 (25): 14480–14485. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.25.14480. PMC 26158. PMID 8962077. 
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